Procerithiidae

Procerithiidae
Rhabdocolpus muricatum (Sowerby, 1825)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Procerithiidae

Cossmann, 1906

Procerithiidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.

Argyropeza is the only extant genus in the Procerithiidae.

Taxonomy

The following three subfamilies are recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):

  • † Procerithiinae Cossmann, 1906
  • † Paracerithiinae Cossmann, 1906
  • Cryptaulacinae Gründel, 1976 - include Argyropeza

2006 taxonomy

Bandel (2006) described a new subfamily, Argyropezinae.

  • Argyropezinae Bandel, 2006
  • † Procerithiinae Cossmann, 1906 - include Cryptaulax
  • † Paracerithiinae Cossmann, 1906

Bandel (2006) expressed doubts about the validity of Cryptaulacinae, because Cryptaulax and Procerithium may be based on the same species.

Genera

Genera within the family v include:

Procerithiinae

  • † Procerithium Cossmann, 1902 - type genus
  • † Cryptaulax Tate, 1869 - type genus of the subfamily Cryptaulacinae, when considered valid.
    • Cryptaulax sakarahensis Bandel, 2006

Paracerithiinae

  • † Paracerithium Cossmann, 1902 - type genus of the subfamily Paracerithiinae

Argyropezinae